Ortner’s Syndrome: A cause of unilateral vocal cord paralysis

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Submitted: June 15, 2017
Published: Jun 23, 2017
DOI: 10.17352/2455-5282.000051

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Vanitha Palanisamy*
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Kevin Suresh Doshi
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tengku Ezulia Tengku Nun Ahmad
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Mohd Zulkiflee Abu Bakar
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Raman Rajagopalan
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Abstract

Ortner’s syndrome is rare syndrome characterised by hoarseness of voice due to recurrent laryngeal nerve involvement in cardiovascular disease.


This report presents a case of left laryngeal paralysis caused by an aortic arch aneurysm and to highlight the importance of an otorhinolaryngology evaluation along with a thoracic radiologic study.

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Palanisamy, V., Doshi, K. S., Tengku Nun Ahmad, T. E., Abu Bakar , M. Z., & Rajagopalan, R. (2017). Ortner’s Syndrome: A cause of unilateral vocal cord paralysis. Global Journal of Medical and Clinical Case Reports, 4(3), 069–071. https://doi.org/10.17352/2455-5282.000051
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